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IPW(4) FreeBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual IPW(4)
NAMEipw -- Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 IEEE 802.11 driver
SYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your
kernel configuration file:
deviceipwdeviceipwfwdevicepcidevicewlandevicefirmware
Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the
following line in loader.conf(5):
if_ipw_load="YES"
In both cases, place the following line in loader.conf(5) to acknowledge
the firmware license (see below):
legal.intel_ipw.license_ack=1
DESCRIPTION
The ipw driver provides support for the Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 MiniPCI
network adapter. ipw supports station, adhoc, and monitor mode opera-
tion. Only one virtual interface may be configured at any time. For
more information on configuring this device, see ifconfig(8).
This driver requires the firmware built with the ipwfw module to work.
For the loaded firmware to be enabled for use the license at
/usr/share/doc/legal/intel_ipw.LICENSE must be agreed by adding the fol-
lowing line to loader.conf(5):
legal.intel_ipw.license_ack=1
FILES
/usr/share/doc/legal/intel_ipw.LICENSE ipw firmware license
EXAMPLES
Join an existing BSS network (i.e., connect to an access point):
ifconfig wlan create wlandev ipw0 inet 192.168.0.20 \
netmask 0xffffff00
Join a specific BSS network with network name ``my_net'':
ifconfig wlan create wlandev ipw0 ssid my_net up
Join a specific BSS network with 64-bit WEP encryption:
ifconfig wlan create wlandev ipw0 ssid my_net \
wepmode on wepkey 0x1234567890 weptxkey 1 up
Join a specific BSS network with 128-bit WEP encryption:
ifconfig wlan create wlandev ipw0 wlanmode adhoc ssid my_net \
wepmode on wepkey 0x01020304050607080910111213 weptxkey 1
DIAGNOSTICSipw%d:devicetimeout The driver will reset the hardware. This should
not happen.
ipw%d:firmwareerror The onboard microcontroller crashes for some rea-
son. The driver will reset the hardware. This should not happen.
ipw%d:timeoutwaitingforfirmwareinitializationtocomplete The
onboard microcontroller failed to initialize in time. This should not
happen.
ipw%d:couldnotloadfirmwareimage'%s' The driver failed to load the
firmware image using the firmware(9) subsystem. Verify the ipwfw(4)
firmware module is installed and the license agreement loader(8) tunable
has been set.
ipw%d:couldnotloadmicrocode An attempt to upload the microcode image
to the onboard microcontroller failed. This should not happen.
ipw%d:couldnotloadfirmware An attempt to upload the firmware image
to the onboard microcontroller failed. This should not happen.
SEE ALSOipwfw(4), pci(4), wlan(4), wlan_ccmp(4), wlan_tkip(4), wlan_wep(4),
ifconfig(8), wpa_supplicant(8)AUTHORS
The original ipw driver was written by Damien Bergamini
<damien.bergamini@free.fr>.
FreeBSD 11.2 October 15, 2015 FreeBSD 11.2